Thursday, June 21, 2007

Prices mixed after jobless claims data

(Reuters) - "It was a little higher than expected," John Jansen, director of fixed-income sales at CastleOak Securities in New York, said of the latest claims report. "There's a bit of risk aversion going on."




Investors have been reducing their holdings of risky bonds, especially in subprime mortgages, amid problems at two hedge funds managed by Bear Stearns , traders said.


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